Summary: Learn how to create a master key for the Secure Store Service application in Duet Enterprise 2.0, the third stage in an installation of Duet Enterprise 2.0 in a SharePoint Server 2013 environment.

This article describes the procedure to create a master key for the Secure Store Service application in Duet Enterprise for Microsoft SharePoint and SAP Server 2.0.

A master key allows secure communications between SharePoint Server 2013 and SAP. Specifically, the communication is between the Secure Store Service application and the SAP NetWeaver server.

A master key is required to successfully configure the DuetRoot.pfx certificate. Use this procedure to generate a new master key.

To create a master key

Verify that you have the following administrative credentials: Windows Administrators group on the front-end web server that is running SharePoint Server 2013 to complete this procedure. You must also be a member of the Farm Administrators group on the SharePoint Server farm on which you are installing Duet Enterprise 2.0.